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Monday, February 20, 2012

Bad Day Turned Happy Day

I'm so blessed to have these three in my life.

A couple of weeks ago I had a particularly bad day
physically. I was weak and exhausted and
needed to stay in bed all day. Bedridden
days certainly aren’t my favorite, but my family worked to make it a happy day
for me anyway.

I woke up around 11:30am, and soon after that Adelaide
wanted to come in for a visit. I said
that she could. She snuggled me in bed,
we talked, and we put on chapstick (one of Adelaide’s favorite things to do
when she comes into my room). After a
few minutes I was too tired to keep visiting, so I told her that I was going to
need to rest again soon. Without any
prompting, Adelaide sang her favorite lullaby to me and quietly left and closed
the bedroom door. What a special gift she gave me as she took care of me in the way she knew best.

In the afternoon William asked to come in and snuggle
me. I was glad to have him come in and
keep me company. And snuggling? How could I turn that down? He won’t be young much longer, so I want to
soak up as many snuggles as I can. Snuggling
quickly turned into pulling out my laptop and looking at all the cool frogs and
bugs to buy on insectlore.com. And that
quickly turned into watching YouTube videos about Madagascar Hissing
Cockroaches, tarantulas, and other such nasty things. It grossed me out, but I learned a lot, and I
got to spend quality time with my boy.
It was totally worth it.

Will took care of me all day by cooking delicious food,
taking care of the children, doing laundry, and coming to check on me
throughout the day. He also spent time
with me in the evening after the children were in bed.

Will, William, and Adelaide turned a stuck-in-bed day
into a happy day. I am so very blessed
to have a loving husband and caring children.